4.17.20 St. Charles County Remains Under Governor's Stay-At-Home Order St. Charles County remains under restrictions set by Gov. Mike Parson who, yesterday, announced the extension of the state’s ”Stay Home Missouri” order to May 3.
On March 23, St. Charles County Executive Steve Ehlmann issued an Executive Order requiring residents to remain within their residence or on the property surrounding their residence, except to engage in activities they deem necessary to their physical, mental or spiritual well-being, or for employment. Additionally, local retail stores and all other places of public accommodation are required to communicate social distancing requirements to customers. St. Charles County’s order is in place until a new order is issued.

3.23.20 St. Charles County Executive Issues Additional COVID-19 Guidance St. Charles County Executive Steve Ehlmann today issued new guidance on all St. Charles County residents, requiring them to remain within their residence or on the property surrounding their residence, except to engage in activities they deem necessary to their physical, mental or spiritual well-being, or for employment. Additionally, local retail stores and all other places of public accommodation must communicate social distancing requirements to customers. The restrictions are effective at 12:01 a.m., March 24, as a measure to help reduce the spread of COVID-19

3.17.20 County Exec Announces Timetable to Prohibit On-Premise Consumption at Restaurants, Bars St. Charles County Executive Steve Ehlmann has announced a directive and signed an Executive Order that prohibits all restaurants and bars in the county from providing for or allowing on-premise consumption of food or beverages effective at 12:01 a.m., Friday, March 20. The directive is in line with other states and cities, including St. Louis and Franklin counties and St. Louis City, that have issued the same or similar orders to prevent further spread of the Novel Coronavirus 2019 Disease (COVID-19).

3.15.20 Joint Statement from Five Regional Leaders of Bi-State Government After meeting today with 15 health care professionals and other
key regional stakeholders, St. Louis Mayor Lyda Krewson, St. Louis County
Executive Dr. Sam Page, St. Charles County Executive Steve Ehlmann, St. Clair
County Board Chairman Mark Kern, and Madison County Board Chairman Kurt
Prenzler have all agreed to take the following proactive measures in an effort to
prevent further spread of COVID-19 in the region.

3.13.20 COVID-19 Update: Co. Exec. Declares State of Emergency; Health Dept. Works with Groups St. Charles County Executive Steve Ehlmann has declared an emergency in the county as a result of the Novel Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19). Earlier this week, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared COVID-19 a global pandemic. Today, President Donald Trump declared a State of Emergency for the United States, and Gov. Mike Parson issued the same declaration for the state of Missouri.

11.16.18 St. Charles County Launches SCCMO AlertMe Mass Notification System Keeping residents safe and informed is St. Charles County's first priority. And now, with SCCMO AlertMe powered by Everbridge, residents can feel even more confident they are getting the information they need to stay safe. SCCMO AlertMe is a mass notification system that delivers alerts by text, email, or phone call.

10.31.18 St. Charles County Elected Officials Secure Road Funds for Heritage Crossing Slip Ramps When the East-West Gateway Council of Governments (EWGCG) engaged the community in its Public Involvement Planning Process earlier this year, one project stood out among the 230 applications submitted for federal funds: Heritage Crossing in St. Charles County. The agency received more than 100 comments – more than double any other application – in support of constructing slip ramps near Heritage Crossing on Route 364 in St. Charles County.

9.6.18 St. Charles County's New Emergency Operations Center Completed After more than five years of visits to other facilities, planning, designing and constructing, the new St. Charles County Emergency Operations Center (EOC) is move-in ready. The center, located at 1400 T.R. Hughes Boulevard in O’Fallon, is home to the County’s emergency functions that previously were in different areas of the county. It is expected to be fully occupied by the end of the year.

7.31.18 Public School Superintendents Meet with County Executive to Discuss New CAPS Consortium In August, the new St. Charles County CAPS Consortium will begin its work pairing high school students and local businesses for the 2018-19 school year. After more than a year of coordination between the five public school districts in St. Charles County, local superintendents and CAPS officials met with St. Charles County Executive Steve Ehlmann to discuss this new initiative and how it will impact students and businesses.

5.29.18 St. Charles County Police Chief Named to State Homeland Security Council St. Charles County Police Chief David Todd has been selected by the Missouri Police Chief’s Association to represent its membership on Missouri’s Homeland Security Advisory Council (HSAC). The Chief will join leaders from other state agencies in ensuring that state and local homeland security plans on terrorism and disaster preparedness are executed and coordinated efficiently.

4.6.17 St. Charles County Executive, Council Chair Prepare to Put UBER, Lyft Issue to Vote As the Missouri Senate again stalls this week on approving a bill to enact a statewide regulatory system for Transportation Network Companies (TNCs), St. Charles County Executive Steve Ehlmann and County Council Chair Mike Elam are moving forward. In the event the legislature fails to act, County Executive Ehlmann is proposing that the County Council let the voters here decide. Councilman Elam will sponsor the bill that would allow that to happen.

12.15.16 Infrastructure Priority for County Executive Ehlmann; Calls for MoDOT to Lead the Way One thing St. Charles County Executive Steve Ehlmann and President-Elect Donald Trump see eye-to-eye on is that infrastructure is a priority. Across the United States, for Trump; across St. Charles County, for Ehlmann.
The county’s I-70 corridor is the economic engine of St. Charles County, Ehlmann says. Data shows 48 percent of sales tax, 46 percent of jobs and 27 percent of residents are within one mile of I-70 in St. Charles County.

11.23.16 Fifth Street Interchange Project Deadline Met It doesn’t have to take “forever” to build a road. That’s the message County Executive Steve Ehlmann wants to convey. Ehlmann cites the Fifth Street Interchange Project in St. Charles, a partnership with the City of St. Charles, St. Charles County and the Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT), as proof.

8.1.16 Ehlmann Credits County Partners for New Post Office Project It’s finally official. After more than 10 years of both informal and formal discussions with businesses and government officials, a new St. Charles branch of the United States Postal Service (USPS) at long-last has opened. Its new location at 1890 First Capitol Drive in University Commons opened on July 11.

5.26.16 $5.8M Infrastructure Investment Helping Create new $45M Industrial Park, 400 Jobs The first phase of development at a new $45 million industrial park in Wentzville to serve the General Motors Wentzville Assembly Center and other users now is moving forward, thanks in part to $5.8 million in roadway improvements. The project was approved by the St. Charles County Road Board and is being funded equally with the community’s half-cent transportation sales tax and by the developer.

4.29.16 Lindenwood Donates Boone Home and Property to People of St. Charles County The Historic Daniel Boone Home and surrounding property in Defiance is on the verge of becoming a St. Charles County park with a donation from Lindenwood University. Lindenwood, which has owned the home and property since 1998, is gifting nearly 300 acres to the people of St. Charles County. An agreement was approved by the County Council on April 25, and the transaction is expected to be complete by mid-May.

4.27.16 Local Family Business Recognized In Honor of National Small Business Week jBloom, a direct-selling jewelry design company that originally started as a hobby for a Francis Howell school teacher, was honored Monday at the St. Charles County Council meeting as part of a proclamation recognizing National Small Business Week, May 1-7, 2016. The business was chosen because of its proven success: from local start-up to national company.

3.15.16 Ehlmann Appoints Greifzu as Asst Director of Admin - Intergov't Affairs St. Charles County Executive Steve Ehlmann has appointed John Greifzu, County Director of Transportation, to serve on his Executive staff as Assistant Director of Administration – Intergovernmental Affairs. Greifzu will replace Don Boehmer, who will retire on July 4, 2016, after serving nine and a half years in the position. Greifzu will start on July 1.

11.3.15 Return to Pre-Recession Levels: Unemployment Falls to 3.5% for Sept. 2015 Unemployment in St. Charles County has fallen to 3.5 percent in September 2015 from 3.9 percent in August 2015, according to the latest, not-seasonally-adjusted figures from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) of the U.S. Department of Labor. Local officials are hailing this as the lowest rate in the St. Louis region and a return to pre-recession levels.

6.22.15 Ehlmann, St. Charles County Celebrate Completion of I-64 Daniel Boone Bridge County Executive Steve Ehlmann will be among the federal, state and local officials at the ribbon cutting for the eastbound span of the I-64 Daniel Boone Bridge at 10 a.m. on Thursday, June 25.
County Executive Ehlmann and County officials worked and partnered with the Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) and state and federal officials in advancing the project.

12.2.14 Captain Todd Appointed Chief of New County Police Department Subject to confirmation by the St. Charles County Council at its Dec. 15 meeting, County Executive Steve Ehlmann has appointed David L. Todd, Captain of the St. Charles County Sheriff’s Department Bureau of Special Enforcement, as the first Chief of the new St. Charles County Police Department.